VAISHALI.S’s ‘VIRUS FREE’ COLLECTION
Ystdy, when I stepped into the Grand Hyatt at Vakola, My upbeat mood was for watching my friend Vaishali S's Summer Collection in Woman's garments-wear at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week Spring/Summer Resort 2011. LFW was the buzz that drew every hungry, starry eyed bigwigs from the fashion industry to make that big fashion statement at the ramp, All designers ventured timely inside as if silently saying " I’ve got a trend and I think it’s a hit..!!!”
Well, In the hoo-ha of bollywood peppy styles and colors, drawing her inspiration from childhood games, Vaishali S showcased her ethereal delicate creations that reminded her of a few of her favourite childhood things:- Dolls, boats, paper planes and balls!!! . Draping her models like living celestial dolls she glided down the catwalk alongside the models presenting a line with some different silhouettes, Virus Free' attempted to recreate precisely those handmade paper toys via fabric. With Chanderi as her base fabric, she wove wonderful garments with folds giving the fabric a very geometrical paper- origami feel. I loved the jacket dress that Nicole carried. Infact before doing the score, I had seen some of the garments being given that final touch at her studio but, I was overwhelmed by the theme itself and the concept note churned just the right creative juices to take my musical imagination flying and then “Paper Planes” emerged . The concept note sent to me
VIRUS FREE
{We all remember our childhood memories as the sweetest memories of life. I think childhood experiences are the same universally. These memories hold a special place in everybody’s heart. I call that age a “VIRUS FREE” age. Because in childhood, an innocent mind works around instincts rather then already formed definitions. It always yearns for discoveries. A child’s mind is innovative, imaginative and creative to produce any art form. I think in India some of the childhood games are more or less the same across the regions.
My concept is based on the fun activities of childhood. We all have made toys from a piece of paper like plane, ball, and boat. Girls have draped their dolls with a piece of cloth many times. We all have got engrossed in folds and layers of a paper or in a piece of cloth to make a form out of it. This process really inspires me and from there came the idea of my new collection.
In this collection I have tried to recreate the feel of paper toys through different ways of draping, folding, and stitching on a fabric. I have played with the lines, fall, and geometrical forms, which emerge from the placement of the stitch. I have tried to maintain the innocence of playfulness in contrast of precision of folds and use of lines to give a neat and elegant look to the garment. I have used traditional chanderi fabric for transparency and fluidity to continue the game through layers. The garment represents the concept and maintains the qualities of high fashion garment as well.} - Vaishali.S
Born in a small town Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, Vaishali’s journey into fashion has been an inspiring tale. Her commitment to remain true to her one-of-a-kind vision of creating contemporary designs from Indian hand women textiles has borne fruit through her two stores in Mumbai and, the recent ‘Virus Free’ collection at the LFW has tickled the bubbling child inside everyone’s heart and I reckon for her this is just the impetus needed to sketch more of such elegant designs in the future.
- ved nair
